The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative is pleased to promote the following funding opportunities that support inclusive age- and dementia friendly communities:
- Community Placemaking Grant, Project for Public Spaces (deadline, Feb 21)
The program will offer a total of two nonprofits or public agencies collaborating with nonprofits in the Northeast (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and/or Vermont) $60,000 each in direct funding, along with placemaking technical assistance and capacity building from the Project for Public Spaces and CultureHouse teams. Over the 18-month grant period, this initiative grantee organizations will not only implement a three-month, indoor pop-up community space, but also learn how to initiate and manage these spaces and promote civic engagement for the long term.
More information is available here.
- 2025 AARP Community Challenge Grant, AARP (deadline, March 5th)
AARP has opened its Community Challenge grant program for the 9th year, which will again quick-action projects to make communities more livable and jump-start long-term change.
Applications are being accepted now through March 5 at 5:00 p.m. ET / 2:00 p.m. PT and must be submitted through //AARP.org/CommunityChallenge. Projects must be completed by December 15, 2025. The program is open to 501(c)(3), 501(c)(4), 501(c)(6) nonprofits and government entities.
- Community One Stop for Growth, Commonwealth of Mass. (deadline March 26)
“Community One Stop for Growth” is a single application portal and collaborative review process of grant programs that make targeted investments based on a Development Continuum. Webinars will be happening throughout the month of February that give an overview of the program, guidance on the application, and individual program information. The deadline to submit an Expression of Interest is Mar. 26, 2025.
More information is available here.
- 2025 Activation Fund Grant Opportunity, The Health Foundation of Central Massachusetts (concept paper to express interest is due Feb. 28th)
The Health Foundation of Central Massachusetts’ 2025 Activation Fund grant opportunity is now open! Grants support discrete, one-year projects in Central Massachusetts aimed at helping an organization move to its next level of capacity and effectiveness that can be sustained over time and amounts typically range between $60,000 – $125,000. The deadline for submitting a concept paper to express interest in applying is February 28. To learn more about the application guidelines and register for a virtual information session, please click here.
- MicroProjects Program for transportation projects, Central Massachusetts Metropolitan Organization (deadline, Feb. 14th, 2025)
The MicroProjects Program is the Central Massachusetts Metropolitan Organization (CMMPO) funding program for first and last mile solutions, community transportation, and other small, non-traditional transportation projects, such as bikesharing facilities.
The MicroProjects Program was created by the CMMPO with the intent to fill the gaps in the transportation network, create first and last mile connections between transit and other modes of transportation, and to support access to essential services, including jobs, education opportunities, health services, and healthy food.
From the public outreach and engagement activities, the CMMPO heard loud and clear the need for more local transportation services. To that end, the CMMPO allocated $400,000 per year to the Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) for the MicroProjects Program. Schedule is subject to change pending cost increases or programming year changes of existing TIP projects.
Details and application info is available here.